Michael the best-selling artist of 2009

Best-selling artists of 2009 in the United States:

1. Michael Jackson - 8.2 million albums2. Taylor Swift - 4.6 million albums3. The Beatles - 3.2 million albums4. Susan Boyle - 3.1 million albums5. Lady Gaga - 2.8 million albums8. Eminem - 2.1 million albums10. Black Eyed Peas - 1.8 million albums

Best-selling albums of 2009 in the United States:

1. Taylor Swift - 3.2 million copies2. Susan Boyle - 3.1 million copies3. Michael Jackson - Number Ones - 2.3 million copies4. Lady Gaga - 2.2 million copies7. Black Eyed Peas - 1.7 million copies8. Eminem - 1.7 million copies9. Jay-Z - 1.5 million copies

Michael Jackson was also the best-selling artist online.

Four of Michael’s albums were among the top 20 best-selling albums in the U.S. in 2009:

3. Number Ones - 2.3 million copies12. This Is It - 1.29 million copies14. Thriller - 1.27 million copies20. The Essential - 1.15 million copies

Source: eMJey / Nielsen-Soundscan / Billboard.com